2 Oct 2012

hundreds and hundreds of stuff

I haven't done a blog in a bazillion years. I've spent the last 3 months in America. More about that later, but first here's some stuff:

I got a first in my degree what I did! Very happy with that, feels like all the hard work paid off. Woooo Yeahhh etc.

Also I started sending my major project off to some film festivals, and it has been selected to be shown in competition at interfilm Internation Short Film Festival, Berlin. It's from 13th-15th November, so if you're in Deutschland check it out. You can see it here on vimeo or on the NCCA's youtube here.

Any way, as I was saying I spent the summer in the USA. I spent the first two months working as Arts and Crafts Specialist at Camp Seneca Lake, NY.  This was my second year working there and I love it. It's a great environment, the people are amazing and I basically get paid to muck around and make stuff, which is great!

Paper mache snowman

Cartooning
Triptych

Hidden UV paint





I also ran a cartooning hobby group where a bunch of kids would make comics and learn how to animate.  It was really fun, they would each come up with a character that they would design and voice, and then we would all come up with the story. They have some crazy imaginations, and it was pretty impressive what they could produce in such a short space of time (about eight or nine two-hour periods). Check it out:

August 2011




July 2012




August 2012



After camp I went on a road trip from New York to LA which was incredible. Saw amazing cities of New Orleans, Vegas and San Francisco, and natural wonders like Monument Valley, Grand Canyon and Zion NP. It's an incredible country with so many different breath-talking landscapes. I'll post more stuff about it at a later date as I'll probably do some work based on what I saw. So inspiring. I arrived back a couple days ago, and now my priority is getting a showreel put together. I am also starting work on a VFX shot, with some nice matchmoving in there so watch out for that. Sorry this post has been a bit of a shambles but so much stuff going on!